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#F2EC79

#f2ec79 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2ec79 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.48% magenta, 50% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.02°, with 82.31% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8025

Complementary

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #797ff2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #79bcf2
  3. #b079f2

Analogous

  1. #f2b079
  2. #f2ec79
  3. #bcf279

Triadic

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #79f2ec
  3. #ec79f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #7ff279
  3. #797ff2
  4. #ec79f2

Square

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #79f2b0
  3. #797ff2
  4. #f279bc

Monochromatic

  1. #bfb713
  2. #ebe233
  3. #f2ec79
  4. #f9f6bf
  5. #fdfcec

Shades

#f2ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #dad46d
  3. #c2bd61
  4. #a9a555
  5. #918e49
  6. #79763d
  7. #615e30
  8. #494724
  9. #302f18
  10. #18180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #f3ee86
  3. #f5f094
  4. #f6f2a1
  5. #f7f4af
  6. #f9f6bc
  7. #faf7c9
  8. #fbf9d7
  9. #fcfbe4
  10. #fefdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ec79
  2. #e7e17a
  3. #dbd67a
  4. #d0cc7b
  5. #c4c17c
  6. #b9b67d
  7. #aeab7d
  8. #a2a07e
  9. #97967f
  10. #8b8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ece9c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde56e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e873 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faeb7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbe4b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ec79 {
  color: #f2ec79;
}
Background
.bg-f2ec79 {
  background-color: #f2ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #f2ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 82% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ec79, #bcf279);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.71 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.28 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.55 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.39 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.45 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.77 #0d1386 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Khaki
#f2ec79  rgb(242, 236, 121)  hsl(57, 82%, 71%)  Khaki
#797ff2  rgb(121, 127, 242)  hsl(237, 82%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue
#79f2ec  rgb(121, 242, 236)  hsl(177, 82%, 71%)  Electric Blue
#ec79f2  rgb(236, 121, 242)  hsl(297, 82%, 71%)  Violet